[tnbk00 (Daniel)]

Hi,

Im wondering if someone can provide me with some direction. I am interested in having a bash at radio astronomy but i dont want to spend a million bucks.

My research to date has some holes in it but from what I gather i could get started with a shortwave reciever and a dipole.

So the questions I have are, what could I expect to hear with that kind of setup (basically between 1-30Mhz)

Im kinda lost wrt the dipole, having some experience in radio stuff, i would have thought that the antenna would need to be more aimable rather than omni/bi directional.

Sorry if these are stupid questions but im very lost at this stage, and all the info I see on the web sugests that hardcore recievers with a range of 0hz-18Ghz are used, which basically means that the cost goes nuts.

So basically if anyone can clear my confusion that would be great!

Thanks

Daniel